United States Air ForceScout ASpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Transit-O 10
Launched
August 18, 1966
Summary
Transit-O 10 launched on an United States Air Force Scout A from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 18, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 345th launch, 46th this year and humanity's 600th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Scout A flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). NNS 30100, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,055 × 1,112 km orbit inclined 88.8°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout A · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 5th Scout A flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 345th launch46th this yearhumanity's 600th orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NNS 30100 · NORAD 2401 · 1966-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 2366 (TRANSIT 14)
- Object ID
- 1966-076A
- Epoch
- 1966-08-18 07:08:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.48830068 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0038231
- Inclination
- 88.8138°
- Ascending node
- 63.6954°
- Arg. of perigee
- 115.18°
- Mean anomaly
- 245.2392°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 debris, 2 components; 5 still in orbit
- NNS 30100 · NORAD 2401 · in orbit
Scout S149C Stage 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Transit-O series of satellites that closely followed the design of Transit 5C-1 were also called “Oscars” (Oscar is the phonetic alphabet for “O”, i. e., operational). They were also called NNS (Navy Navigation Satellite) or shortened NavSat.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
23rd launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 6th this year · 229th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Transit-O 10 launch?
Transit-O 10 launched on August 18, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Transit-O 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Transit-O 10?
Scout A, flown by United States Air Force. Scout A spec sheet
Where did Transit-O 10 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Transit-O 10 reach?
NNS 30100, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,055 × 1,112 km orbit inclined 88.8°.
How many satellites did Transit-O 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).